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UNFFFD STATES PATENT FFFCE.

LUTHER THEODORE VELEN, OF CLEBURNE, KANSAS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Original application filed November 4, 1907, Serial No. 400,553. Dividedand this application led August i9, isos.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER T. VELEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleburne, in the county of Riley and State of Kansas, haveinvented new and useful Cradles, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to cradles for corn harvesters and the like,and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts,as hereinafter shown and described.

ri`he principal object of the invention is to provide a cradle adaptedto be used with mechanism for cutting four rows of corn at a singleoperation, and which will act to receive the stalks as they are cut fromthe four rows and hold the stalks until bundles have accumulated, whichbundles are then broughttogether to form a shock.

A further object of the invention is to provide a machine of this type,with cradles, into which stalks of the four rows will fall as they arecut.

A still further object of the invention is to provide in a machine asdescribed means 'hereby the corn from the four rows is assembled on toseparate cradles divided into two compartments and the cradles being soconstructed and operated as to finally bunch the stalks from all of thecompartments into the form of a single shock.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for guidingthe stalks of corn into cutting position in case they should be slightlyout of alinement or partly bent or broken.

A still further object of the invention is to provide revoluble helicesor screws adjacent the entrance ends of the stalk guides or guards forthe purpose of raising the bent or broken stalks.

In the accompanyingl draWinga-Figure 1 is a plan view of a cornharvester equipped with the cradles. Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of thecradles drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of themechanism shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the cradles inelevated position. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the cradleslooking toward the rear of the machine. Fig.l 6 is a rear elevation withparts in section of the mechanism for swinging the cradles. Fig. 7 is asectional plan view of the mechanism for discharging the stalks SerialNo. 449,329.

l from the cradles and assembling the same in the form of a shock. Fig.S is a detail i view of a portion of this mechanism illustratingprincipally the actuating cam of the inner delivery arm. Fig. 9 is aside elevation of a portion of the mechanism at the rear of the machineshowing principally the shock-dividing fork and means for assembling,binding and delivering the shock. Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9,showing the parts in a different position.

The machine as a whole is propelled and actuated by draft animals, and,if desired, an engine or motor may be placed upon the frame of themachine, to assist the animals.

In the arrangement of the parts of the mechanism hereinafter shown anddescribed, a draft appliance and steering mechanism are arranged on aseparate frame in advance of the main frame which carries the cradlesand the shock-forming mechanisms.

The shock-forming mechanisms are carried by frame A, and the draftmechanism is supported by frame B, while the structure as a whole issupported by three wheels, 10, 11 and 12. The wheel 10 is thesteering-wheel and is located under the frame B. The draft frame 13 ismounted upon the frame B and is connected by means of a link 14 with adraft bar 15 which extends longitudinally along the middle of the frameA.

The axle 16 is transversely disposed with relation to the frame A and isjournaled in the side bars of the said frame at the point 17. At pointsbeyond the side edges of the frame A the said axle 16 is turned downforming the arms 18, which are then bent outward to form the sleeves 19.Said sleeves are disposed at a slightangle to the horizontal, the outerends thereof being lowermost and to the outer end of each sleeve portion19 is secured a solid disk 20, the outer face of which bears against theinner face of one of the supporting wheels of the frame A. The spindleQ1 projects from the central portion of the. disk 20 and the supportingwheel is provided with an opening of much greater diameter than thespindle, bearing-rollers 22 being interposed between the spindle and thewall of the wheel opening to reduce friction. The outer end of thespindle 21 is threaded and receives a nut 23. The threaded end of thesaid l spindle projects some distance beyond the nutand carries a block24 that is held in place by a set-screw 25 and which forms a bearing forthe rear end of a shaft 26 through which motion is transmitted tocertain mechanism for straightening the cornstalks and directing theminto the path of the cutters, as is more fully described hereinafter.The block is further held in place by an auxiliary jam-nut 27 that ismounted on the outerl end of the spindle. The shaft 26 carries a beveledIpinion 28 `that intermeshes with a beveled gear'29 that is secured toor `formed integral with the outer face of the driving wheel.

`The axle 16 is provided at its middle with the arched portion 30, andbetween the ends ofthe said arched portion is journaled the shafts 31which areadapted to. receive rotary-movement fr om the supporting wheelsthrough the;i1itermeshing-gears 32 and the shafts 33, which-arejournaled for rotation in the sleeves 19 and which are provided at theirouter ends with the pinions 34 which mesh Awit-lithe internal gears 35provided withinv the said supporting wheels. The said shafts 31 aredesigned to operate other mechanisms pertaining to theharvester uponwhich :the cradles arev mounted and a further description of theirfunctions .in the present case is unnecessary.

At each side of themachine is arranged a cradle36 that preferably isconstructed of light rodsfor tubing. The rear ends of tubes 37fand 38 ofthe frame are rigidly secured to the sleeve portions 19 of the mainaxle, and these tubes carry not only the cradle, but, also, themechanism for cutting the outer row of corn; for directing the cornlaterally toward cutting. position, and the mechanism which gathers'thecut stalksA and effects the preliminary assembling in shock form.

The innerf tube 37 is continued forward in parallel relation with theside of the frame A but at some distance below the horizontal planethereof to a point in vertical alinement with the rear end of theguiding plate 39, and thence is bent upward in a vertical line formingan arm 40. The tube is thence bentv forward and downward in a directionapproximately yparallel with and under` the Vplate 39 and near its outerend is turned downward at a more abrupt angle and is'also bent outward,following the curvature of the outer end of the plate 39. The tube is.then bent in a direction at a right angle tothe length of the mainframe forming anarm 41, and thence rearward and out-ward, terminating ina laterally projecting end portion 42. The tube 38 extends forwardin apractically` straight line, and is connected at its forward end to theportion 41 ofthe cradle. 'Extending at an angle to the plate 39 is therear cradle-bar or tube 42, that is secured to both the tubes .upon thetube 48 that normally 37 and 38 and at its outer end is arranged to fitwithin a socket 43 formed at the end of the outer tube 44 of the cradle.The forward end of the tube 44 has a socket 45 which fits over the end42 of the main tube, and said socket members are s-ecured in place byset screws 46. The outer tube 44 is bent upward to form the outer sideof the cradle, and, when necessary, may be detached by loosening the setscrews 46 in case the machine is employed for cuttine only two rows ofcorn. An angular arm 40 is mounted 40 and forms a spindle fl-7 on whichis mounted the angularly bent plate is in alinement with andl forms acontinuation of the guiding plate 39. This plate 48 serves as a cam forengagement with a fixed stop 49, whereby the stalks cut. froml the outerrows are thrown from the cradles for the formation of a shock, morefully described hereinafter.

Each cradle is divided longitudinally into two compartments 50 and 51,by a horizontally disposed tube 52, the opposite ends of which arerigidly secured to vertical braces- 53, that are carried by the brackets41 and 42 of the cradles, and the outer compartments 50 will receive thecorn from the outermost row, while the inner compartment 51 will receivethe corn cut from one of the inner rows. In order to form an additionalsupport for the stalks entering the outer compartmentsan auxiliarytransverse arm 55 is secured to the outer tube 44 of the cradles, andextends inward and downward across the tube 38 and forming a partialbottom for the compartment 51.

The cradle structure is further provided with a vertically disposed arm56 that is rigidly connected by an arm 57 to the disk 20 of the axle 16.At the outer end of this arm is a sleeve 58 that is inclinedapproximately at an angle of 15 degrees and serves as a bearing for aninclined shaft 59 that extends forward over the central portion of thecradle, thence is bent downward forming a crank 60 to which is secured acrankpin 61, the pin being detachably connected with the arm 60 so thatit may be removed when only two rows of corn are being out. To thiscrank-pin are secured two arms 62 and 63, which are curved and normallylie at the bottom of the cradles in position to receive the stalks cutfrom the outer row.

In order to support the forward ends of the cradles, each cradle isprovided with a vertically extending bracket 64, having` a horizontallydisposed forwardly extending arm 65, the outer endA of which is slightlyrecessed and is adapted to rest within the hook-shaped lower end of anarm'66. The arm 65 is carried by a revoluble adjustable shaft 66 that ismounted in bearing at the upper end of a bracket 67 carried upon .theframe A of the machine, and said arm is bent into approximately V shape,corresponding in gene 1al to the contour of the approach to the knives.rI he upper, or arched portion of this arm 66 is arranged to engage theupper portions of the stalks of corn, and bend the latter forward sothat they may be presented to the gathering chains at an angle, it beingunderstood that the cutting action will be more efficient when thestalks are bent over and subjected to slight strain on that side whichis first attacked by the knife. The height of this detiecting andcradle-supporting arm may be adjusted by slightly turning therock-shaft, and in order to lock the arm in adjusted position a pivotedlock-bar GS is carried by a bracket (39, projecting from the standard67, said arm having a plurality of openings which may be brought intoalinement with one or more openings in the arm, and the latter locked inan adjusted position by a bolt 70.

The forward end of each cradle is approximately V shaped, tapering fromthe sides to a central point, in order that the cradle may be properlyguided between two adjacent rows of corn, one row passing to the innerreciprocatory cutters 70 and the outer row passing down along the outeredge of the cradle to a relatively stationary cutter 7l. 1Where the rowsof corn are uneven, it is desirable to provide means whereby any stalksout of alinement may be directed to the opposite sides of the cradle,and for this purpose a pair of revoluble deflectors 72 and T3 areemployed. Each of these is in the form of a shaft provided with ahelically arranged rib or blade which, during the rotation of the shaft,will engage the stalk or stalks of corn and feed the same laterally toone or other side of the cradle. The two shafts are arranged as at anobtuse angle to'each other and are mounted in bearing sleeves Telcarried by brackets 75 that are secured to the forward carrying brackets53 of the tube rlhe adjacent ends of these shafts are connected bybeveled gears 7G and the shaft of the deflector 72 is provided with anadditional beveled pinion 77, that is in constant mesh with a beveledpinion 78 on the forward end of the shaft 26, which shaft, as beforedescribed, carries a beveled pinion 28, intermeshing with a beveled gearQ9, on the ground wheel. As long as the machine is traveling forward,the ground wheel will transmit motion through the gearing described tothe helical defl-ectors, and any corn-stalks that may be out ofalinement will be directed laterally over the sides of the cradle. Thehelical deflectors 72 serve further as lifters, and by engagement withfallen or bent stalks, will tend to move the same to perpendicularposition, as they are directed to the sides of theI cradle. As anadditional deflecting means. a pair of angularly related arms 79 arelocated above and slightly in advance of the helical deflectors. Thesearms 79 are rigidly secured at their inner ends to a bracket 80 that iscarried by the gear casing 82 that surround and protectthe beveled geardrive of the helical deflectors.

In order to insure the bending of the stalks of corn forward andsubjecting the rear surface of the stalks to the desired tensionalstrain for presentation to the cutting knife, a pair of U shaped arms S3are employed. These arms are pivoted on pins 84e carried by the bar 85which in turn is arranged upon the frame A. The arms 88 are arranged insuch position as to move the upper ends of the stalks forward and bendthe stalks in readiness for cutting, and as a preliminary, to lay thestalks in the cradle. Each arm carries a yieldable spring S6, one end ofwhich is rigidly secured to the arm 83 at a point about midway the endsof the latter and the fre-e end of the spring engages against thestop-pin 87 that is cai'- ried by the arm. rlhe spring may be strainedby a set screw 8S passing through a threaded bore in the arm and thestress of the spring being adjusted in accordance with the condition ofthe corn. As each stalk of corn is engaged by the spring, the latterwill yield and the stalk will ride against the curved surface of thespring and will be deflected laterally, so that its top will be over thecradle, while its butt will stand in the channel of approach to thecutter. As the forward movement of the machine continues, the stalkswill spring past the rear end of the plate .e8 and the spring 8G willagain move forward, so that the stalk of corn will be held out of thechannel of approach with its top ov-er the cradle and in such positionthat when thel butt is severed by the knife, the stalk must fall intothe cradle with its top directed toward the mean longitudinal line ofthe cradle, while its butt strikes against the plate S9 arranged in therear of the said cutter and thereafter fed over laterally byreciprocating feeding pawls 90, so that all of the stalks will bedisposed in approximately parallel relation. Extending upward from thefront end of the cradle is an arm or tube 91 that is bent rearward andupward and thence rearward in a horizontal plane forming an arm from therear end of which extends an approximately signioidal guide or depressor93, the extreme end of which projects some distance beyond the outeredge of the cradle in order to engage with all of the stalks of corn ofthe outer row. This deflector further carries a plate 94 that isinclined forward and upward in the direction of its width and serves toafford a broader engaging surface, at the same time to strengthen andreinforce the arm 93. This deliector will engage with 2o the arm 98 by apivot bolt carrying a wingarm 104 is permanently secured to the cam 5row in compartment 51 of the cradle. As

`foliage ofthe corn from wraaoinfr around the stalks of corn and bendthe same so that the tops of the stalks will be directed over the cradleand the stalks will be bent forward so that their rear surfaces will besubjected to strain at the point where they are cut by the cuttingblade, in order to render the cutting operation more effective.

In order to operate on corn-stalks, the arm 92 is provided with avertical standard 95 carrying a collar 96 which may be adj ustedvertically of the standard in accordance with the height of the stalks,and then locked in place by a set screw 97. From this collar projects anarm 9S which carries a curved arm or deliector 99, the outer end ofwhich projects beyond the side of the cradle and is arranged to engagewith the cornstalks in advance of their engagement by the deflector 94.The arm 99 is connected with nut 100, which will permit raising andlowering' of the outer end of the deflector, after which the deflectormay be locked in adjusted position by turning the said wingnut. Thedeiiector arm 99 is further provided with a loosely journaled roller101, which lies vertically above the stalks that pass along' the outeredge of the cradle and which is adapted to prevent the leaves or thesaid deflector arm 99.

The stalks of the outer row fall into the outer compartment 50 of thecradle and rest partly on the bar 102 at the rear of the cradle and uponthe arms 55, 62 and 63, while the stalks from the intermediate row, aspreviously described, fall into the compartment 51 of the cradle andrest upon the plate 103 and an auxiliary arm 104. The

bar 4S, and with the latter is pivoted on the arm 40 of the cradle. Thearm 104 is shown as formed of two sections pivoted at 105, and normallyheld in working position by a small leaf spring 106, which spring willpermit yielding of the outer portion of the arm, in case the latter issubjected to such strain as would otherwise lead to breakage.

The description up to the present time has and defiecting' the corn,cutting the stalks, and for depositing the stalks of the outer row intothe compartment 50 of the cradle, and the depositing of the stalks ofthe inner there is a cradle at each side of the machine, and four rowsof corn are cut at the same time, it follows that after working a shorttime, four separate bundles of stalks have been accumulated in theseveral compartments. From this point the mechanism is designed togather the four bundles or piles of stalks together into the form of asingle shock.

Brieiy, the operation consists in swinging the cradles upward andrearward with the main axle as a center of movement. During thepreliminary portion of this movement, the stalks in the outercompartment 50 are lifted into the compartment 51, this beingaccomplished before the cradles reach the vertical position. At the timethe vertical position is reached, the arm 104 of the cradle dischargesall of the contents of the compartment 51, and the two double bundles ofstalks are subsequently brought together to form a shock. During thisoperation provision is made for holding the butt-ends of the fourbundles of stalks separated from each other, so that when the shock isdeposited on the ground, it will have four supporting columns or bundlesthat are spaced from each other below the tying point, in order to forma wide base that will insure the shock remaining' in upright position,and further to permit free ventilation and prevent the spoiling of thecorn through overheating. The corn from the outer compartment 50 isthrown over into the inner compartment 51 by the two arms 62 and 63.Each of these arms is formed of two sections that are connected togetherby pivots 110. The outer section 111 of the arm 62 being normally heldat an angle to the inner section by a spring 112, and remaining in thisposition until after the bundle of stalks has been thrown from the outerto the inner compartment of the cradle. In' similar manner the outersection 113 of the arm 63 is held in angular relation to the innersection by a spring. Both of these springs yield as the outer sectionsof the arms move into alinement with or form continuations with theinner or main sections when the two bundles of stalks are beingdischarged from the inner compartment of the cradle as will hereinafterappear.

To the rear of the shaft 59 is secured a sleeve 114, which may beadjusted circumferentially of the shaft and locked in place by a setscrew 115, and from one end of the sleeve projects a pin 116, that isarranged to engage against a pair of shoulders formed on a stock collar117 that is adjustably secured to the end of the stationary bearings 58,and these two relatively adjustable blocks will serve to limit theextent of revoluble movement of the shaft 59.

From the sleeve 114 pro-jects an arm 118, to which is pivoted abutt-separating finger 119, this finger being normally held in alinementwith the arm 118 by a spring 120, which spring will permit yieldingmovement of the arm as the latter is withdrawn from between the bundlesof stalks.

The stalks from the outer row which are deposited in the compartment 50of the cradle will fall below the separating linger 119, and when theshaft 59 is revolved for the purpose of carrying the arms 62 and (33over and depositing the outer bundle of stalks upon the stalks of theinner compartment of the cradle, this separating linger will remainbetween the butts of the stalks of the two bundles, and will remain inthis position until after the stalks are turned to vertical position inthe formation oi' a shock.

A s the linger is yieldable at its pivot point, it may be withdrawn fromits position without disturbing the bundle or tending to overturn theshock. ln order to turn the cradle to vertical position and dischargethe bundles of stalks therefrom, as well as to operate theshock-discharging and the draft animal or animals are backed, and thismovementwill bring the cradles into vertical position as willhereinafter appear. Projecting from the upper portion of theintermediate arch portion 30 of the axle 16 is an arm 125 that normallyoccupics a position at an angle of 40 or 45 degrees to the horizontalwhen the cradle is down, and this arm is coupled with the draught bar15, and as the said draft bar is connected at its forward end with thedraft frame 13, it is obvious that when the draft animals are backed andthe frame 13 is moved back that the movement is transmitted through thebar 15 to the arm 125, turning the latter through an arc ofapproximately 90 degrees. This operation is accomplished with the axisof the shaft 16 as a center of movement. This will carry the sleeve 19and the disk 20 around with the spindle 21 as a center of movement, andthe ground 'wheels being stationary, the pinions at the ends of theshaft 33 will be revolved, causing the pinions 32 at the inner ends ofsaid shaft to ride around the pinions upon the shaft 31 so that nomovementwill be transmitted to the cutter or other parts which dependupon the said shaft 31 for movement. As the rods 37 and 38 of thecradles are rigidly secured to the axle, said cradles will be started intheir upward and rearward movement and all of the mechanism supported bythe cradles will, also, be carried up.

1n order to prevent the bundles from one cradle falling sidewise to theground in case the stalks from that cradle should be discharged inadvance of the stalks from the other, and to assist in maintaining theshock in vertical position during` its formation, a dividing fork 120 isemployed. This fork is shown as formed of a number of tines, and isprovided with a carrying arm 127 that is rigidly secured to the arm 125.As the arm 125 and the cradle is moved to the discharging position, thisfork will be raised until the arm 127 is approximately vertical, and asthe fork is located in the exact longitudinal center of the machine, itwill form y a rest against which the tops of both the tying mechanism,

double bundles of stalks may fall prelimi nary to the tying operation.

'lhe arm 104 operates to discharge the bundles of stalks from thecompartment 51 of the cradle. For this purpose a bar 130 is secured toeach side of the rear frame, and each said bar 130 carries a cam 40.These cams are disposed in the path of movement of the cam plates 48which carry the arms 104 and near the upward limit of movement of thecradle, the cam 48 will engage one of thestationary cams 49 so that thearm 104 will be swung around and will carry two bundles of stalks in thedirection of the dividing fork 126, it being understood that only theupper ends of the stalks are thus engaged by the arm 104, while thebuttends of the bundles are separated by the finger 119. At thebeginning of the movement Of the arm 104, the outer sections 111 and 1130f the arms 62 and 63 are still disposed at an angle to the inner end 0fthe arm, but as the discharging movement of the arm 104 progresses theconnecting springs of the sections of the arms 02 and 63 will yielduntil the outer sections are moved into alinement with the inner or mainsections by engagement with the bundles of stalks, and the latter willbe carried from the cradles against the dividing fork 126. At this stageof the operation, the tops of the stalks which constitute the shock aredivided into two parts by the fork 120, while the butt-ends of thestalks are divided into columns preparatory to being deposited upon theground. The machine also carries at its rear end a spreader board 132down which the butt-ends of the stalks are adapted to slide upon theground, and the spreader-board is provided with the teeth 133, for thepurpose of effectually separating the butt-ends of the stalks as theyare placed upon the ground, and the said board is also provided with theribs 134, adapted to assist the Operation as above described.

As above described, during the upward movement of the cradle andsubsequent shock-assembling operation, the forward end of the machine asan entirety is stopped by reason of the fact that th-e draft animals arebacked for the purpose of operating the cradles and assembling parts.

The subject matter of the present invention is divided from my earlierapplication for patent for harvester filed in the Patent Otlice November4, 1907, Serial No. 400,553.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a harvesting machine a vertically swinging cradle divided into twoparallel compartments, each arranged to receive the stalks from adierent row, and a stalk-cutter located at the end of each compartment.

2. In a harvesting machine a vertically tilting cradle dividec into apair of parallel compartments, each arranged to receive the stalks fromdifferent roivs,means for directing the stalks into the cradle, and astalkcutter located at the end of each compartment. y

3. In a harvesting machine a cradle divided into a pair of parallelcompartments, each arranged to receive the stalks from a different row,means for dumping the contents of one compartment into the othercompartment, and a stalk-cutter located at the end of each compartment.

l. In a harvesting.machine a cradle divided into a pair of parallelcompartments, each arranged to receive the stalks from a different roxv,means for dumping the contents of one compartment into the othercompartment, means for dumping the entire contents from the last saidcompartment, and a stalk-cutter located at the end of each compartment.

5. In a harvesting machine a cradle divided into parallel inner andouter compartments, each arranged to receive stalksv cut .from adifferent row, means for dumping the contents of the outer compartmentinto the inner compartment, means for discharging the contents of theinner compartment, and a stalk-cutter.located at the end of eachcompartment.

6. In a harvesting machine, a pivotally mounted cradle divided intoinner and outer compartments, stalk-receiving arms forming the bottom ofsaid compartments, means for moving said arms to iirst dump the contentsofthe outer compartment into the inner compartment, and then to finallydischarge the entire contents ofI the inner compartment, and astalk-cutter located at the end of each compartment.

7.- In a harvesting machine a cradle divided into innerand outercompartments, each arranged to .receive stalks from difterent rows,means for dumping the stalks from the outer compartment into the innercompartment, means for holding the butt ends of the stalksof the outercompartment separate from those of the inner compartment, and avstalkcutter located at the end of each compartment.

S. In a harvesting.machine a cradle divided into inner. and outercompartments each ar anged to receive stalks cut from different row,means fordumping the stalks from the .router compartment into the innercompartment, 4means for holding the butt ends of the stalks in the outercompartment separate from those in the inner compartment, meansfordischarging the entire contents of the inner compartment, and astalkcutter located at the end of each compartment.

9. In a vharvesting machine a pivotally` mounted cradle arranged to tiltin a vertical path to discharge its contents, said cradle being dividedinto inner and outer compartments, each arranged to receive the stalksfrom a different row, means operating to dump the stalks from the outercompartment into the inner compartment during the upward movement of thecradle, and a stalkcutter located at the end of each compartment.

10. In a harvesting machine a cradle pivoted at its rear end andarranged to swing in a vertical plane to discharging position, saidcradle being divided into inner and outer compartments, each arranged toreceive the stalks cut from a different row, and a stalk-cutter locatedat the end of each compartment.

11. In a harvesting machine a verticall5T tiltable cradle divided intoinner-and outer compartments each arranged to receive stalks cut from adifferent row, a pivotally mounted arm forming the bottom of the innercompartment, and upon Which the stalks fall, means including an arm inthe outer compartment to dump the stalks therefrom into the innercompartment, means for holding the butt ends of the stalks of the twocompartments separated during and after the dumping operation, means formoving the arm of the inner compartment to finally discharge the entireload of stalks, and a stalk-cutter located at the end of eachcompartment.

12. In a harvest-ing machine a vertically tiltable cradle divided intoinner and outer compartments arranged to receive stalks cut from adifferent roW, a shaft forming a portion of the compartment dividingmeans, arms carried by said shaft and constituting a portion of thebottom of the outer compartment, a dividing linger also carried by theshaft and arranged to separate the butt ends of the stalks from theinner and outer compartments, means for turning the shaft during thetilting movement of the cradle to force the arms of the outercompartment to discharging position, a pivotally mounted arm forming thebottom of the inner compartment, means for moving the said arm tofinally discharge the entire load of stalks at the completion oftheupward movement of the cradle, and a critter located at the end of eachcompartment.

13. In a harvesting machine a tiltable cradle divided into inner andouter stalk-receiving compartments, a knife located at each side of thecradle, and tiltable therewith, a stalk-deiiecting means also carried bythe cradle and movable with the cradle to and from stalk-dischargingposition.

14. In a harvesting machine a vertically tiltable cradle divided intoinner and outer compartments, cutting blades arranged at vertically jleopposite sides of the cradle, at the rear end thereof, a shaft forming aportion of the compartment-dividiug means, arms carried by the shaft andforming the bottom of the outer compartment, a dividing finger carriedby the shaft and serving to hold separated the butt ends of the stalksof the inner and outer compartments, and an arm extending` from theshaft and serving as a support for the outer cutting blade, said armbeing movable in a plane approximately at right angles to the plane ofmovement of the cradle and serving to transmit discharging movement tosaid arms.

l5. In a harvesting machine a tiltable cradle divided into inner andouter compartments, stalk-discharging arms forming the bottoms of saidcompartments, means for operating the arms of the outer compartment toeffect the discharge of the stalks therein into the inner compartmentduring the upward movement of the cradle, a cam bar connected to the armof the inner compartment, a stationary arm with which said cam barengages during the upward movement of the cradle to thereby swing theinner arm to discharge position, and a cutter located at the end of eachcompartment.

1G. In a corn harvesting machine a cutting blade, a vertically tilt-ablecradle normally occupying a horizontal position in advance of and to oneside of the blade, a pivotally mounted stalk-detiector for moving thestalks laterally over the cradle, said deliector being movable out ofthe path of the cradle during the tilting operation of the latter.

1T. In a corn-harvesting machine a frame, a pair of cutting blades, apair of vertically tiltable cradles arranged at the side of and inadvance of the cutting blades, pivotally mounted deflector arms normallyextending` over the edges of the cradles, and serving to bend the stalkslaterally over the edges of the cradles, and means for connecting saidarms for mutual movement.

18. In a corn-harvesting machine a pair of cutting blades, a pair ofvertically tiltable cradles arranged at the side of and in advance ofthe blades, a pair of pivotally mounted deliector arms normallyextending over the sides of the cradles, adjustable springs carried bysaid arms and arranged to engage with and bend the stalks over the edgesof the cradles in advance of the knives, and a pin and slot connectionbetween the inner ends of the arms.

19. In a harvesting machine a cutting blade, and a revoluble helicaldetlecting blade disposed in a line oblique to the path of travel of themachine and serving to direct fallen stalks into the path of the blade,and a cradle located between the defieetor and the cutting blade.

E20. In a harvesting machine a cutting jacent rows 'cradle being blade,a receiving cradle, the side of which forms a guide for directing thestalks into the path of the blade, and a revoluble helical del'lectorblade disposed obliquely to the path of travel of the machine andsupported at the forward end of the cradle.

Q1. In a liaivef-;ting machine receiving cradle arranged to travelbetween two adof stalks, the front end of the tapered toward a centralpoint, cutters located at the end of the cradle, a pair of obliquelydisposed deflectors extending from the pointed forward end of the cradleto the sides thereof, each deliector being in the form of a blade,gearing connections between the deflectors, and a driving shaft forimparting movement to said gearing connections.

QQ. In a harvesting machine a stalk-receiving cradle arranged to travelbetween two adjacent rows of stalks, the` forward end of the cradletapering toward a central point, a pair of obliquely disposed deflectorsarranged at the front end of the cradle and each comprising a shafthaving a helical blade mounted thereon, a driving shaft.

Igearing' connections between the shaft and the detlector, and cuttersarranged at the rear ends of the side portions of the cradle.

23. In a harvesting machine a receiving cradle arranged to travelbetween two adjacent rows of stalks,the forward end of the cradle beingpointed, cutters located at the rear end of the cradle, obliquelydisposed helical detlectors for raising fallen stalks anddirectingthesame toward the sides of the cradle, gearing connections forsaid detleetors, a gear casing, and an auxiliary dellecting bar carriedby the casing and having delict-ting fingers inclined to correspond tothe oblique positions of the helical deliectors.

24. In combination, a pivotally mounted stalk receptacle substantiallyhorizontally disposed when receiving the stalks, and adapted to turn onits pivot toward vertical position to discharge the cut stalks, and acutter atone side of the receptacle near the rear end thereof, mountedfor movement about the axis of the receptacle.

25. In combination, a pivotally mounted stalk receptacle, a stalk cutterattached thereto, a longitudinally movable draft member, and means forturning said receptacle to discharging position by the longitudinalmovement of said draft member.

26. In a harvester, a main frame, a pivoted stalk receptacle, a cutterattached thereto, and a. yoke extending upwardly and laterally from saidframe and across the row of stalks to be harvested, and forming asupport for the front end of the receptacle.

27. In aharvester, a pivotally mounted stalk receptacle, a cutterattached thereto, a stalk deflector over-hanging said receptacle, meansfor tilting said receptacle, and means for moving said defieetor out ofthe path ot movement of said receptacle.

28. In a harvester"7 a main frame7 a pivotally mounted stalk receptacleadapted to receive stalks from different rows, cutters attached to thereceptacle, a stalk deteotor for directing the stalks from the outer rowtoward said receptacle, mounted to rotate with said` receptacle7 and astalk detleetoi for directing the stalks of the inneil row Carried bysaid trame.

29. In a harvester, a pivot-ally mounted stalk receptacle, a cutterlattached thereto, a

stalk defieetor overhanging said receptacle, means for directing stalksinto said recepttacle7 means for turning said receptacle on its pivot,and means for moving said detleetor out of the path of movement of saidreceptacle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LUTHER 'II-IEODORE VIELEN.

Titnesses C. A. G. SUNDsTRoM, ADOLF BERGHEIMER.

